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missroseroseI think I've figured out why it is that "The Blair Witch Project" was such a success, even though everybody I've talked to agrees that it was an utterly horrible movie.
The answer is in the book "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. At one point he tells the story of two con men who put together a show in order to rip off the local townsfolk. The first night, half the townsfolk go and see it and realize what an utter waste of their money the "show" is. The second night, instead of skipping town as you might expect, the con men stick around and do the show - because they know the people who saw it will tell the rest of the town what a great show it was so that they'll go see it and get their money ripped off as well. I have this nasty little feeling that "The Blair Witch Project" was more of the same...
@->--Rose
The answer is in the book "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. At one point he tells the story of two con men who put together a show in order to rip off the local townsfolk. The first night, half the townsfolk go and see it and realize what an utter waste of their money the "show" is. The second night, instead of skipping town as you might expect, the con men stick around and do the show - because they know the people who saw it will tell the rest of the town what a great show it was so that they'll go see it and get their money ripped off as well. I have this nasty little feeling that "The Blair Witch Project" was more of the same...
@->--Rose
